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Honors & News

March 17, 2015

John Cormack visits RCBU

John Cormack returned to Rochester and presented a lecture for the RCBU titled Propagation of plane nonlinear shear waves in soft solids. John is a 2014 UR alumnus and is currently a graduate student at UT Austin working with Professor Mark Hamilton in the Applied Physics Laboratory. John's presentation to RCBU members provided an analytical approach to modeling the nonlinear propagation of shear waves in soft biological materials. While at the UR, John conducted research with Professor Sheryl Gracewski (ME) and Professor Jong-Hoon Nam (ME, BME).

January 18, 2014

Dr. Jong-Hoon Nam Receives HSCCI Pilot Grant

Dr. Jong-Hoon Nam lab's research titled 'Computational analysis of micro-fluidic mechanotransduction in the mammalian cochlea' will be supported by the University of Rochester Office of the Provost and the School of Medicine and Dentistry Dean's office via the HSCCI (Health Sciences Center for Computational Innovation). The HSCCI supports health sciences research using high performance computational resources.

Dr. Nam's lab investigates the mechano-transduction of the inner ear — how the inner ear selects and amplifies external stimuli.

May 11, 2013

Yanju Liu Wins 1st Place in the CIRC (Center for Integrated Research Computing) Annual Poster Session

Yanju Liu won 1st place for her presentation in the CIRC (Center for Integrated Research Computing) Annual Poster Session that took place on Friday, May 10th. Congrats Yanju!

With ME and BME professor, Sheryl Gracewski, Ph.D. as Co-PI, the research will take two innovative approaches. First, it will integrate cellular physiology and macro/micro mechanics of the cochlea. Second, computational and experimental models will be investigated in parallel to reduce the animal use while maximizing the research outcome. This will make a direct impact on understanding various hearing disorders. Besides hearing sensation, mechano-transduction plays a crucial role in other tissues such as muscle, bone and articular cartilage. Therefore, the findings of this research will advance the general understanding of mechano-sensation.